Sentences with phrase «consumer law fields»

Meanwhile, Bray, in his 13 - year tenure at RPC, has acted for a broad range of clients in the digital media / emerging technologies, advertising, marketing, data protection and consumer law fields.

Not exact matches

At the AFR Retail Summit in Melbourne, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims discusses three related themes around competition and retail; first, removing restrictions, and using the competition laws to good effect; second, addressing misuse of bargaining power in the supply chain; and third, how consumer protection plays an important role in creating a level playing field and underpinning competition and our market economy.

Schneiderman says leveling the playing field for consumers will take action on many fronts, including changes in state law.

What started out as an interest in consumer protection has brought attorney Andrew C. Meyer Jr. to the top of his field in medical malpractice and personal injury law.

Ms. Field has experience defending financial institutions in complex litigation, consumer class actions and litigation involving fraud claims, federal consumer credit laws, unfair business practices and other commercial matters.

As far as possible we wish to have one set of principles and rules for both traditional law firms and ABSs in order to deliver consistent regulatory protection for consumers and a level regulatory playing field for ABSs and traditional law firms.

Yet over-broad restrictions on the practice of law can impair the growth of e-commerce by (1) prohibiting or increasing the costs of electronic provision of forms or other legal self - help computer programs, (2) restricting the ability of providers to experiment and develop new forms of Internet services touching on legal matters that could benefit consumers directly, (3) stopping the flow of investment capital into start - ups in this field.

Field Law's cases relate to all manner of equipment and products, including allegedly defective industrial and construction equipment, farming equipment, building systems, motor vehicles, building materials and various consumer goods.

The priorities for the Law Society are to ensure that the regulatory framework does not conflate consumer interest with the public interest in pursuit of a competitive market; nor stifle competition and innovation within the profession; but to secure a level playing field for all legal service providers.

The first benefit is that the bill exists — it puts legislation on the books that makes bad faith demand letters a violation of state consumer protection law and its mere existence makes the playing field more complex and more risky for unscrupulous entities looking to make a quick buck by threatening businesses (and in some cases nonprofits) with expensive litigation.

United States About Blog Steve Lehto is an attorney in Michigan who has practiced in the fields of Lemon Law and Consumer Protection for 25 years.

I am... and I look forward to Section programs and conferences that will further apply the lessons and wisdom of this book to add to the competence and consumer responsiveness of the family law field.